Corrupted by the Don: A Dark Mafia Thriller Romance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798241703637)

I entered the wolf's den to put a knife in his heart. Instead, he put a ring on my finger.

Maren Dubois has one goal: Kill Vaughn Kovacs. To the world, Vaughn is a legitimate businessman, a patron of the arts, and the King of Chicago. To me, he is the monster who murdered my father and drowned my brother in the Chicago River.

I spent three years becoming a ghost. I erased my past, forged a new identity, and infiltrated his inner circle as his art curator. I was ready to end him. I had the ceramic blade in my boot and the poison in my ring.

But the Wolf of West Loop isn't just a killer. He's a master strategist. He didn't just let me into his penthouse-he locked the door behind me.

Vaughn Kovacs doesn't believe in coincidences. When the beautiful, trembling curator walked into my office, I smelled the lies on her skin. I smelled the hatred. And I smelled the bait.

She thinks she's the hunter. She thinks she can take me down from the inside. She has no idea that I'm the only thing standing between her and a shallow grave.

Now, a common enemy has burned our world to the ground. To save her life, I have to kidnap her. To save her soul, I have to break her. I will tear down the city to keep her safe. I will burn the ledger to protect her secrets.

She came here to destroy me. But by the time I'm done with her, she won't want to leave.

"Corrupted by the Don" is a high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled Dark Mafia Thriller Romance about vengeance, betrayal, and a love forged in fire. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed Happily Ever After (HEA) bathed in blood.

TROPES & THEMES

• Enemies to Lovers: She wants him dead; he wants her safe.
• Fake Identity / Spy: The heroine is undercover.
• Forced Proximity: Trapped in a snowed-in cabin with only one bed.
• "Touch Her and Die" The hero is ruthlessly possessive.
• Grumpy/Lethal Hero: The Wolf of Chicago.
• Smart Heroine: She uses her brain (and a knife) to survive.
• Revenge Plot: A twisted web of family secrets.